Counseling program leader vs activities director

The differences between counseling program leaders and activities directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a counseling program leader and an activities director. Additionally, an activities director has an average salary of $44,982, which is higher than the $36,986 average annual salary of a counseling program leader.

The top three skills for a counseling program leader include kids, developmental disabilities and ADHD. The most important skills for an activities director are patients, rehabilitation, and resident care.

Counseling program leader vs activities director overview

	Counseling Program Leader	Activities Director
Yearly salary	$36,986	$44,982
Hourly rate	$17.78	$21.63
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	91,176	6,845
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Counseling program leader vs activities director salary

Counseling program leaders and activities directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Counseling Program Leader	Activities Director
Average salary	$36,986	$44,982
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $53,000	Between $27,000 And $74,000
Highest paying City	-	Huntington, NY
Highest paying state	-	Mississippi
Best paying company	-	Microsoft
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between counseling program leader and activities director education

There are a few differences between a counseling program leader and an activities director in terms of educational background:

	Counseling Program Leader	Activities Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 65%	Bachelor's Degree, 57%
Most common major	Psychology	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	University of Pennsylvania

Counseling program leader vs activities director demographics

Here are the differences between counseling program leaders' and activities directors' demographics:

	Counseling Program Leader	Activities Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 43.2% Female, 56.8%	Male, 20.4% Female, 79.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 14.3% Asian, 5.2% White, 62.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 11.9% Unknown, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 5.1% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between counseling program leader and activities director duties and responsibilities

Counseling program leader example responsibilities.

Conduct daily clinical documentation audits, manage consumer financial accounts, provide oversight and approval for all treatment and discharge planning.
Work within leadership to leverage existing ideas and experience to develop solutions to move forward in ministry initiatives.
Provide program management and leadership for development projects, including project alignment to business objectives, prioritization and change management.
Conduct daily clinical documentation audits, manage consumer financial accounts, provide oversight and approval for all treatment and discharge planning.
Facilitate activities including reading, basketball, and kickball

Activities director example responsibilities.

Manage updated JCC social media, including Facebook.
Manage pet therapy/pat visitation protocol.
Attend interdisciplinary care plan meetings and document in MDS and resident medical records as appropriate.
Plan, organize, and run the afterschool
Create reports, handouts, and PowerPoint presentations.
Assist teachers with reading and mathematics lessons and activities.

Counseling program leader vs activities director skills

Common counseling program leader skills

Kids, 24%
Developmental Disabilities, 20%
ADHD, 11%
Mental Health, 11%
Substance Abuse, 8%
Group Sessions, 6%

Common activities director skills

Patients, 15%
Rehabilitation, 10%
Resident Care, 8%
Customer Service, 7%
Home Health, 7%
MDS, 6%

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